Display-package.



No."720,345. l PATENTED FEB. "10, 1903. P. R. HAZELTINB.

DIS PLAY PACKAGE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 190.2.

' .30 MODEL.

(06132260060 172/08 n-or' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL R.- HAZELTINE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DISPLAY-PACKAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of I Letters Patent No. 720,345, datedFebruary 10, 1903. Application filed May 2, 190% derial No. 105,668. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL RICHARD HAZEL- TINE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented a new and useful Display-Package, of whichthe following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide a novel box for retailers usedesigned to contain and display goods and especially designed fordisplaying goods which are put up in attractive retail packets which itis desired to display.

This display-package is designed to keep the bulk of the retail packetsunder cover and to expose other packets in an attractive manner.

An object is to provide a cheap and convenient addition to theattractive furnishings of retail stores or shops.

A further object is to provide a novel construction of package wherebysimplicity and superior ease and convenience of manufacture are combinedwith superior strength, and at the same time provision is made for abetter display-package by which packages of manufactured chocolate orconfectioneries or the like can be at once stored and displayed to thebest advantage.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure I is a perspective view of the package in use. Parts are brokento illustrate the construction. Fig. II is a vertical longitudinalsection of the package before it is finished. Fig. III is a fragmentaldetail further illustrating the construction. Fig. IV is an enlargeddetail of the upper edge of the tray and the lid hinged thereto. Fig. Vis a perspective view of the completed package.

The displaypackage comprises a case 1, open at the top and having abottom 2, a rear wall 3, side Walls 4 5, a forwardly-opening tray 6opposite the rear wall extending upward aslant from the front edge ofthe bottom toward the top of the case and forming the front wall of thecase, and a lid 7 for closing the opening 8 between the rear wall andthe upper edge of the tray. 7

9 designates a hinge formed of suitable flexible material-such, forinstance, as clothpasted or glued to the inside of the tray and theoutside of the lid, the whole being finished with an outside covering10, of paper'or other suitable material. The bottom and rear wall maybeformed of a single piece a, which has an extension 11, projecting upwardaslant from the front end of the bottom 2 and fastened to the side wallsby cornerstrips 12, of paper or other material, to form a support forthe lower end of the tray 6. The side walls may be of separate pieces,each of which has straight edges 1) c d in three sides of a rectanglefor the top, rear, and bottom of the case and having two front edges 6f, which are at right angles to each other, the edge e slanting upwardand forward from the bottom edge d and the edgefslanting downward andforward from the top I).

The tray 6 may be formed of a single piece of pasteboard bent up to forma rectangular receptacle, the depth of which corresponds to the lengthof the forward extension 11 of the bottom, and the length of the wallscorresponds to the length of the edge f, and the width of the traycorresponds to the space between the side walls 4 and 5. 7

g designates clenchers or other fasteners by which the upbent walls ofthe tray are secured together at the corners, as is customary in themanufacture of boxes.

In constructing the package the tray 6 will first be formed, and thenthe bottom .rear wall and front extension and the side walls will befastened together at the edges, and the tray will then be glued orotherwise fastened in place between the side walls. 4 5 and against theforward extension 11 of the bottom. The lid 7 may be formed with a top72, and side and rear downward extensions ij k, fastened together at thecorners by metal or other fastenings, as g. (Not shown.) Then the lidwill be fastened in place by the hinge 9, and the case and lid will beappropriately finished with ornamental paper cover 10. As shown in thedrawings, the tray is desirably stationary-that is, fixed with relationto the case-and is wholly below the top of the package, so that thecover may be flush with the tray and extend over the top of the case.

an. m designate individual retail packets of a definite size, so that adefinite number of the same will fit neatly in the tray, while otherpackets may be stored inside the case.

The case and packets may be proportioned so that a definite number ofpackets will be contained in the package. For example, the case may bemade to contain twenty-one packets and the tray to contain threepackets, which unitedly fill the same, so that the entire package willcontain twenty-four packets, three of which are displayed. The completedpackage will consist of the case with a determined number of packetsstored inside and another determined number of packets in the tray forexhibition purposes. This package may be placed on the show-case,counter, or shelves in the shop or store, and the packets in the trayare constantly displayed, while the dealer may gain ready access to theinterior of the case or package to supply the purchaser. In practicaluse the number of the packets on will be placed inside the case andanother number of like packets n will be placed in the display-tray 6,and the retailer may place the package on the counter or show-case withthe slanting tray toward the customer. The lid 7 is hinged to the top ofthe slanting tray and opens forward, so that in serving his customer theattendant behind the counter or show-case may open the lid forward outof his way. Then the stock stored in the case is exhausted, thedisplaypackets may be removed from the tray and sold.

It is to be understood that the package may be made of aluminium orother metal or any suitable material whatever and that I do not proposeto limit myself to the exact construction shown in the drawings.

13 designates a cover for the tray, which is applied to the finishedpackage to complete the package for transportation. When the package hasbeen finished and the cover 13 placed over the tray, the completedpackage may be wrapped in paper or other wrapper (not shown) for storageand for transportation.

By arranging the open tray so as to form the complete front wall of thepackage and constructing the package so that said wall stands aslant andforms a receptacle from bottom to top the package is capable of beingconstructed at a minimum cost. No permanent outer wall is required forholding the packages of chocolate and confectionery in place, and theside walls of the package are firmly braced and strengthened at thefront end, which is to support the display-packages.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. A display-package comprising a case having a bottom, rear and sidewalls, and an open, inclined receptacle, stationary relative to the caseand located below the top of the package and forming the entire frontwall of the case, the bottom of the receptacle being flat and the sidewalls of the receptacle being of uniform depth.

2. A display-package comprising a case having a bottom, rear and sideWalls, an open, inclined receptacle stationary relative thereto andforming the entire front Wall thereof, the bottom of the receptaclebeing fiat, the side walls of the receptacle being of uniform depth, anda cover hinged at the upper edge of the uppermost wall of the receptacleand covering the entire top of the case.

3. A display-package comprising a case open at the top and having abottom, a rear wall, and side walls, and a tray opposite the rear wallextending upward and slanting from the bottom of the package toward thetop.

4. A display-package comprising a case open at the top, a lid for saidopening, and a slanting tray open at the front and at the same timeforming the entire front wall of the case.

5. A display-package comprising a case open at the top and having itsfront Wall formed of a forwardly-open tray and a lid hinged to the caseat the upper edge of the tray.

6. A display-package comprising a case having a bottom, and rear andside walls, a tray opposite the rear wall extending upward aslant fromthe bottom of the package toward the top and closing the front of thecase, and a lid for closing the opening between the rear wall and theupper edge of the tray.

7. A display-package comprising a case having a bottom, rear and sideWalls, and a forward extension of the bottom, a slanting tray secured tosaid forward extension and to the side walls, and a lid extending overthe opening between the rear Wall and the upper edge of the tray.

8. A display-package comprising a case having a bottom, rear and sidewalls, a slanting tray closing the front of said case, and a lid hingedto the upper edge of the tray and closing the top of the case.

9. A display-package comprising a case having a bottom, an upright rearwall, upright side walls connected with the rear wall and having theirfront edges aslant, atray secured to the side walls and extending aslantto correspond with the front edges of said walls, and a hinged lid forclosing the top of the case.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this26th day of April, 1902.

P. R. HAZELTINE.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, A. M. HOLLY.

